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Maurice
(1987) [M]

E.M. Forster's (A Room with a View, Howard's End) story, set in pre-World War I England, studies a theme few period pieces dare mention--a young man's struggle with his homosexuality. It is the coming of age for two young men who meet at Cambridge and fall in love. Maurice (James Wilby) and Clive...  More

War And Peace
(1956) [G]

A decade of preparation and two years of filming went into the making of this all-time classic version of Leo Tolstoy's 20th-century masterpiece. The personal stories of many characters, love affairs and philosophies are woven throughout this massive and intricate tapestry of Russia during...  More

Show boat
(1951) [G]

From novel (by Edna Ferber) to Broadway smash (by Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II) to three film versions (1929, 1936, 1951) to stage revivals. Like Ol' Man River, Show Boat just keeps rollin' along. Produced by Arther Freed and directed by George Sidney, this 1951 version of the saga of...  More

Brigadoon
(1954) [G]

Americans Jeff and Tommy, hunting in Scotland, stumble upon a village - Brigadoon. They soon learn that the town appears once every 100 years in order to preserve its peace and special beauty. The citizens go to bed at night and when they wake up, it's 100 years later. Tommy falls in love with a...  More

The Swan
(1956) [G]

Princess Beatrice's days of enjoying the regal life are numbered unless her only daughter, Princess Alexandra, makes a good impression on a distant cousin when he pays a surprise visit to their palace. Prince Albert has searched all over Europe for a bride and he's bored by the whole courtship...  More

The Long Hot Summer
(1958) [PG]

Ben Quick arrives in Frenchman's Bend, after being kicked out of another town for allegedly burning a barn for revenge. Will Varner owns just about everything in Frenchman's Bend and he hires Ben to work in his store. Will thinks his own son, Jody, who manages the store, lacks ambition and...  More

The Mark Of Zorro
(1940) [G]

This swashbuckling remake of the silent classic stars Tyrone Power as the dashing masked avenger who single-handedly saves Los Angeles from Spanish despots. Don Diego Vega (Power) is summoned home from his elite training corps in Spain to California, where he finds his father, the Alcalde,...  More

Laura (1944)
(1944) [PG]

Detective Mark McPherson investigates the killing of Laura, found dead on her apartment floor before the movie starts. McPherson builds a mental picture of the dead girl from the suspects whom he interviews. He is helped by the striking painting of the late lamented Laura hanging on her apartment...  More

Love Is A Many Splendored Thing
(1955) [PG]

Newsman Mark Elliott is an American war correspondent temporarily staying in Hong Kong during the Korean War. While there he meets and pursues a beautiful Eurasian Doctor. But when they begin to fall in love, their friends and families pressure them to stop the cross cultural relationship....  More

Guess Who's Coming To Dinner
(1967) [PG]

Nominated for 10 1968 Academy Awards®, this masterpiece of modern cinema features powerhouse performances by an impressive cast of Academy Award ® Winners. A heart-warming tale of love in the face of adversity, Guess Who's Coming To Dinner is made even more poignant by the fact that it was to...  More